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In Brief
News and Items of Interest for January
Evolution of Online Information and Resources
In “Yin and Yang,” Ed Walker of IMS Global Learning Consortium declares that people expect information to be free. “The Internet in a Cup” makes the same argument while exploring the relationship between the Web and coffee. The article argues that today we go to the Internet to keep up with news, the market, politics, sciences and the arts, just as people went to coffee houses for the same three centuries ago.
Read “The Internet in a Cup” at www.economist.com >>
“Establishing Our Presence in Courseware: Adding Library Services to the Virtual Classroom” argues that library resources and services are noticeably missing from online college courses and that librarians should be proactive in inserting links to library assistance in the courseware to retain visibility, increase relevance with students, and strengthen relationships with faculty.
Read the article at www.educause.edu >>
Like the article above, “Course Management Software: Where's the Library?” argues that librarians and university libraries need to get more involved in the selection, content development, and resource access decisions being made regarding course management software.
Read more at www.educause.edu >>
E-learning Definitions and Standards
Brandon Hall is a leading independent expert in e-learning, and, since 1992, brandon-hall.com has provided independent advice on learning management and content management systems, authoring tools, content providers, and other tools that help organizations develop successful e-learning solutions. The site’s glossary provides solid definitions for most pertinent terms and technologies.
Check out the glossary at www.brandonhall.com >>
The IMS Global Learning Consortium develops and promotes the adoption of open technical specifications for interoperable learning technology. To hear CEO Ed Walker’s thoughts on learning and libraries, read “Yin and Yang.”
Learn more about IMS at www.imsglobal.org >>
Great Resources
The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide captures and organizes good practices to assist nonprofits in improving their efficiency and effectiveness. A project of Philanthropic and Nonprofit Knowledge Management Initiative at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, the guide is designed as a one-stop-shop for nonprofit leaders, foundation staff, and university faculty and students and features tips on a variety of issues from accountability and evaluation to communications and marketing to volunteer management.
Find out more at www.nonprofitbasics.org >>
WebJunction is an online community for libraries and other agencies sharing knowledge and experience to provide the broadest public access to information technology. The site offers articles, how-tos, and online courses, featuring a new topic each month--currently it’s focused on how libraries can demonstrate the impact they have in their communities. We encourage you to check out the roadmap to demonstrating impact, and don’t miss WebJunction’s content manager, Elizabeth Kellison, in this Sophist’s “Monolog.”
Explore webjunction.org >>
Conferences and Events
February 9 through 11 in Baltimore, the American Society Association Executives hosts M&T 2004. Isoph representatives will be there, and they'd like to meet you. Drop by booth 624.
Find out more at asaenet.org >>
N-TEN hosts its North Carolina Regional Conference in Greensboro on February 12. The conference is an opportunity for anyone with an interest in helping nonprofits use technology more effectively to meet colleagues, collaborators, and clients; learn from each other and from leaders in the field; and share information and resources. Isoph presents “Bridging the Distance: Web-based Remote Access and Conferencing Tools” from 11 to 12:30.
For more information and to register, visit www.nten.org >>
N-TEN’s 2004 Nonprofit Technology Conference, “From Potential to Reality: How Technology Can Help You Achieve Your Mission,” will be held March 25 through 27 in Philadelphia. They’re expecting more than 600 attendees, and the agenda is designed to address the needs of nonprofit program, development and management staff, nonprofit technology staff, and nonprofit technology assistance providers. Isoph representatives will be there, and we look forward to the opportunity to meet you there.
For more information and to register, visit www.nten.org >>
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